--- title: Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura description: Pepeha and whakataukī information specifically related to Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura for usage by descendants of the marae. url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/te-runanga-o-kaikoura/ markdown_url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/te-runanga-o-kaikoura.md type: post slug: te-runanga-o-kaikoura author: Karaitiana Taiuru published: 2017-07-15T08:45:24Z modified: 2026-10-18T06:23:09Z language: en-NZ taxonomies: category: - Ngāi Tahu word_count: 1099 tokens: 1520 --- # Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura is one of 18 Papatipu Rūnanga across Te Waipounamu as seen in the resource. The takiwā extends from Te Parinui o Whiti to the Hurunui River and inland to the Main Divide. Pepeha Waka: Araiteuru, Tākitimu, Uruao Maunga: Tapuae-o-Uenuku Moana: Te Tai o Marakura Awa: Waiautoa, Oarao Whare: Maru Kaitātea Wharekai: Te Poha o Tohu Raumati Hapū: Ngāti Kurī Iwi: Kāti Mamoe, Ngāi Tahu Contact Takahanga Terrace, Kaikoura Postal address: PO Box 39 Kaikoura Email: takahanga.office@ngaitahu.iwi.nz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067008113454 Google Map: here   Mihi Example Tēnā koutou katoa E ngā karangatanga e maha he hari anā tēnei mihi atu ki a koutou i runga tonu nei i ngā ahuatanga o te tika me te pono o tēnei kaupapa manāki taonga ā whenua, ā wai māori, ā wai tai. He kaupapa nui whakaharahara te mahi ngātahi tēnei iwi me ngā iwi katoa e nohonoho nei ki tō matou takiwā. Heoi anō i runga i te peha o tōku tupuna Nōku te kori, kia kori mai hoki koe ka whakatau te kaupapa. Ko Tapuae-o-Uenuku kei runga hei tititreia mō te iwi Ko Waiau toa kei raro i hono ai ki tōna hoa ki te hauraro ko Waiau Uha Ko Te Tai o Marokura te moana i ū mai ai a Tūteurutira kia tau mai ki tō Hineroko whenua i raro i Te Whata Kai a Rokohouia Ko tōna utanga he tāngata, arā ko ngā Tātare o Tānemoehau Ā, heke tātai mai ki tēnei ao Mā tātou anō ngā awa me ngā awaawa, me ngā hiwi, me ngā toropuke, me ngā maunga, me ngā awanunui kei runga i a Kaikōura whenua e tiaki, e atawhai. Ko Takahanga te marae Ko Maru Kaitātea te whare tipuna Ko Ngāti Kuri te hapū Ko Ngāi Tahu te iwi English Tēnā koutou katoa To all peoples it is with pleasure we greet you with the best of intentions regarding this important issue of caring for our land, our inland and coastal waterways. It is equally important that our people work with all others that share our tribal territory. Therefore we acknowledge the saying that was uttered by our ancestor, if I move then so should you and lay down this document for your consideration. Tapuae-o-Uenuku is above as a chiefly comb for the people Waiau toa is below also joining with his partner further south Waiau Uha Te Tai o Marokura is the ocean crossed by Tūteurutira where he landed upon the shore of the land of Hineroko beneath the lofty food gathering cliffs of Rokohouia His cargo was people the brave warriors of Tānemoehau The descendants have remained to this time. It is now up to us to protect and care for the rivers, valleys, hillocks, ridges, mountains and broad, braided rivers upon the lands of Kaikōura. Takahanga is the marae Maru Kaitātea is the ancestral house Ngāti Kuri is the hapū Ngāi Tahu is the iwi   Waiata 1 Mā te Raupō Whirinaki o Tapuae o Uenuku E tu wānanga Kakahuia te wehi Putea te wāhi katoa Mairo Mairo Tupato Kakahuia Aue Aue Nāna te Roimata Nei ana he Waiautoa Neke atu waiora Te Tai o Ngāti Kuri Hapai te Whenua O Tuturu Māori Waiata 2 E KŪWAHA O WHARETUTU Kaitito / Composer – Hana O’Regan This waiata is appropriate for formal pōwhiri as waiata kīnaki. It is especially relevant for those who descend from Kāti Kurī / Kaikōura; or to support a speaker from Kāti Kuri / Kaikōura. During her life Te Wharetutu Stirling was a respected leader of the hapū Kāti Kurī, and wider Kāi Tahu. She passed away in the year 1993, and, to honour her accomplishments it was decided the ornamental gateway that had been carved by master carver Cliff Whiting, would be named “Te Kūwaha o Wharetutu – The Gateway of Wharetutu”. The carving was taken by a group of Kāti Kurī to Germany , to The Museum of Man in the city of Berlin , for an exhibition of the Cultures of the Pacific. Cliff gifted the gateway to that museum, and left it there as a guardian for the many Māori artefacts and treasures of earlier centuries that were being held in the collections of the museum. This song was sung by the group at the time of the gifting of the gateway to the custodians of the museum. Words E tū te Tapuae o Uenuku e… Hurihia ō kanohi ki te whakarua Te tīhaka a Marokura Nāna i tahu te tukupara Te oranga nō ngā takutai Mā ngā uri o Te Waka e… Whakatata mai ki te Tapuae-a-Māui Ko ngā uri o te ao tūroa E tiaki nei ngā ahi ā ngā tipuna o te rohe o Kāi Tahu e… Karaka nei te reo o Kāti Kurī Ki ngā poupou o te papa I whakairotia e Tū-te-Rakiwhānoa Ko Aoraki rā te iringa roimata Mō ngā uri o Tū e Whakamine a Tūahuriri, Te Ruahikihiki Waewae, Huirapa, Irakehu Ki raro i te mana o Marukaitātea Mā ngā whakapapa e raraka ana Ngā poupou o Tahu e… Tukua ko te Kūwaha-o-Wharetutu Hei reo mō te iwi Ki te ao whānui E rere atu rā i te ara paiao Ki tua atu i te ao Māori e… He pūreirei te noho a ngā taonga Anō te maruwehi, anō te marutuna He paenga o nehe kua mōriroriro kau ake nei Tū mai ko Te Kūwaha Aoraki kai ruka, he tohu rangatira Hei tautiaki mō ngā puiaki Kua pae atu rā ki ngā tai mamao e… THE GATEWAY OF WHARETUTU Stand forth Te Tapuae o Uenuku Turn your eyes to the North-East To the woven mat of Marokura It was he who lit the ovens For the descendants of the Canoe Draw near to the Footprint-of-Māui The progeny of this world of the living Tend to the fires of their ancestors Upon the lands of Kāi Tahu The voice of Kāti Kurī invites The pillars to unite From across the land carved by Tū-te-Rakiwhānoa There stands Aoraki For whom many tears are shed By the descendants of Tū Gather in Tūahuriri, Te Ruahikihiki Waewae, Huirapa, Irakehu Beneath the mantle of Marukaitātea And let the genealogies weave together The posts of Tahu… Release the Gateway of Wharetutu As a voice for the people To the globe Fly upon the cloud path Beyond the boundaries of our Māori world The treasures lie in their clustered isolation How awe inspiring, deserved of respect This ancient collection so long estranged Stand forth The Gateway Aoraki at its peak, a sign of prestige As the protector of the treasures cast upon far away shores